A 27-year-old accused in Taloja jail committed suicide in the toilet of the prison yesterday. The accused, identified as Pankaj Singh, had several cases registered against him at different police stations across the city.

According to police officials, the Matunga police arrested Singh with his associate Shubankar Yadav on January 1, under sections of kidnapping and robbery. On January 13, he was sent to Taloja jail. An official from the Kharghar police station said, “Singh committed suicide around 4.30 am by using a shawl to hang himself.